“It’s crucial that the ministry addresses this matter soon as more contract HOs are quickly becoming floating MOs,” he said in an interview. The ministry’s secretary-general Datuk Seri Dr Chen Chaw Min told The Star then that there were 1,219 contract HOs from Dec 1, 2016 to January 2017. He also asked if he would be breaching the contract if he did not get a permanent MO post. “As such, the officers are responsible for carrying out their duties as MOs and qualified for allowance that permanent MOs get,” he said. “The posting of all officers involved will be made known with the decision on whether they get permanent or contract posts.

Source: The Star April 23, 2019 00:11 UTC